forest, woodland and nature conservation in NSW

New South Wales

Landclearing

sub index pages - land clearing eg woodlands

Forests generally

9/2008 - Plantation sell off in NSW for $1 billion in public revenue?
9/2007 - Ongoing scandal of land clearing in NSW and Australia likely affecting climate
7th August 2007 - Mixed quality event at Gleebooks re Judith Adjani new book Forest Wars
2005-2007: Gallery of great protest against logging of Gulaga/Dromadery near Cobargo NSW South Coast, including marches, banners, forest camp, images in prohibited areas.
9/3/06.. Sid Walker former Executive Officer Nature Conservation Council 1990-1995, reflecting on the disgrace of ex Premier of NSW Bob Carr broken election promise to ban woodchipping in NSW which would have also helped East Gippsland, Vic forests.
March 2006 photo gallery proof of Wandella/Peak Alone logger vandalism
July 2005 gallery of Wandella/Peak Alone forest protest camp
25/3/05...gallery of Gulaga/Dromedary NSW south-nature coast protest vigil against woodchipping
16/2/05....Eden chipmill blockade with 9 arrests against woodchipping of native forest
18/2/05... latest govt position on break up of NSW Forestry dodgy plantation cross $ubsidy to forest woodchippers
15/2/05...support with conditions for $1 Billion public NSW plantation asset sale
12/2/05...Carr govt fails Gwydir wetlands, greenies legal appeal goes down
9/2/05...NSW Greens grim take on river ecology on the way out here
2000-2005...Sandon Point near Wollongong, campaign home page
2003-05 south coast 'no woodchips, no charcoal' election campaign 2003, with update Jan 2005
22/1/05... South Coast big tree story in the Sydney Morning Herald airbrushes vandalistic context discussed in 'James Woodford PR job application with Carr govt?'
8/1/05...Gallery of Deua, NSW south-nature coast, logging still going on Dampier State Forest close to Moruya/Bodalla, gallery of Badja via Cooma 2001
26/12/04...Gallery Monga NSW south-nature coast post logging July 2001, conservation decision late 2004.
21/12/04...Stockland goes down in Sandon Point litigation, Kooris get a good win {via ABC local radio report here]
16/12/04...Govt notice in SMH today advises intense logging still for South Coast ... 'just not for charcoal'
17/11/03...Clearing rate in NSW 116,000 to 216,000 hectares per year: NSW Govt report via SMH, with other related stories
19/3/2003...'Big Logging List' giving background to the Bob Carr/ALP government real forest performance in the lead up state election in March 2003.
3/2003 - Carr Govt's tarnished green credentials 1999-2003 - background paper.
17/3/2003...Noel Plumb/SEFA media statement on Minister Debus decision to ban charcoal from native forest pre March 22 election vote
March 2003...campaign form letter to close out govt revival of the charcoal scheme
10/3/2003...Australian Silicon to the Australian Stock Exchange Decision to Suspend Work on Bankable Feasibility Stud
9/3/2003...woodchips from our forests a miserable $51 a tonne to Japan
6/3/2003... green campaign turns up the election pressure on Carr ALP via SEFA media release here
2/3/2003... Carr ALP electoral play for green vote in NE NSW for marginals there and Sydney evidenced by NEFA report here of 65,000 ha protection decision
26/2/2003...Protesters 'block woodchip ship' at Eden
Feb 2003...webmaster for Charcoalition on local south coast group's internet capacity and see ...
2000-2003...local south coast NSW key Charcoalition re charcoal factory out of forest beaten just prior to March 2003 election vote.
June 2001 Myall River State Forest photo gallery logging vandalism
2000-01 Killing forests for power generation is not 'renewable energy'
17/2/2000 ...Plantation based economics of the current logging industry in NSW
5/99 Court decision in the Newcastle woodchip protest by Tom McLoughlin
30/1/99...The REAL Carr govt on forest protection and destruction, prelude to 1999 election (Carr dodges 1995-99)
27/3/98...Visy pulpmill Commission of Inquiry for the NSW Planning Minister based on exotic plantations in the local region.